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Where and when: Nov. 1

Published: Thursday, November 1, 2012 at 7:40 a.m.

Last Modified: Thursday, November 1, 2012 at 7:40 a.m.

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Al-Anon

u CoDa "Journeyers" meets 6:45-7:45 p.m. Tuesdays at MCC Sacred Journey, 135 Sugarloaf Road, Second Floor (in front of World of Clothing just off exit 49A from I-26). Co-Dependents Anonymous is a 12-step program for all who seek to create healthy relationships.

u Daytime Serenity Al-Anon Group meets at 11:30 a.m. Wednesdays at Pardee Education Center, Blue Ridge Mall. This is an open meeting which lasts one hour. Info: (800) 286-1326 or www.wncalanon.org.

u Extended Families Group meets 6 p.m. third Mondays at Blue Ridge Prison and Jail Ministries house, 410 East First Avenue. Family members of the incarcerated meet for mutual support and sharing information and resources to deal with the problems and trauma of their situations. Free. Info: 828-692-0348.

u Fletcher Thursday Night Group meets at 8 p.m. Thursday nights at Fletcher United Methodist Church, 50 Library Road, Fletcher. The is an open meeting which lasts an hour. Please use the same 800 number and website as the other meetings.

u Tarheel Piecemakers Quilt Club meets the second Wednesday of each month at Balfour United Methodist Church, U.S. 25 North (Asheville Highway) across from Hunter Automotive. Social time, 9:30 a.m., general meeting, 10 a.m. We are a small quilt group sharing our quilt related talents. We reach out to surrounding counties with various on-going community projects, presentations, mini workshops and day-long workshops throughout the year. Guests are welcome. Info: jeane7@bellsouth.net or 828-329-5099.

u Western North Carolina Quilters Guild meets the third Thursday monthly with alternating evening (7 p.m.) and day (10 a.m.) times at Grace Lutheran Church, at the corner of Highway 64 and Blythe Road, Hendersonville. Guests and new members welcome. Info: 828-697-292; www.westernNCquilters.org.

Card Groups

u Men's Poker Group meets noon-4 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays at the Opportunity House, 1411 Asheville Highway. Poker players must be members of the Opportunity House with the $100 annual fee or $40 annual fee with $2 table fee each day of play. Info: 828-692-0575.

u Pinochle Group meets noon-3 p.m. Fridays at the Opportunity House, 1411 Asheville Highway. Pinochle players must be members of the Opportunity House with the $100 annual fee. Info: 828-692-0575.

Bridge players must be members of the Opportunity House, pay the $40 annual fee, and play table fees specific to groups. Info:828-692-0575.

Civic Clubs

u GFWC Forrest Woman's Club meets 7:30 p.m. the third Thursday of the month. All women are welcome and the club is actively seeking new members to join us in charitable projects and scholarship programs and by promoting education through scholarship For information on the club or location of the next meeting, call BJ Slovacek, 828-697-4406.

u Hendersonville Woman's Club meets at 11:30 a.m. the second Tuesday of each month for lunch, a program and business meeting at their clubhouse at 1324 Brevard Road, Hendersonville. Info: 828-891-3709.

General

u AARP Chapter 8 meets at 10 a.m. the second Wednesday of each month except May, July, August and December, in the fellowship hall of Hendersonville Seventh-day Adventist Church, 2301 Asheville Highway. A social period is followed by a business meeting and a guest speaker presentation. The annual picnic will be held in August and the annual meeting and luncheon at the Hendersonville Country Club in December. Info: 828-890-4600.

u Beta Sigma Phi: Laureate Alpha Mu chapter meets at noon the first and third Tuesdays. Info: Kathleen, 891-3643. Laureate Alpha Epsilon chapter meets at 7:15 p.m. the first and third Tuesdays. Info: Barbara, 693-7544. Beta Sigma Phi is an international women's friendship network that provides educational programs to its members and opportunities for service to others.

u Ex-military Nurses Group meets the third Monday of every moth at 11:30 a.m. for lunch. Any length of service as a nurse in the military makes a person eligible. Info: 828-891-7199.

u Hendersonville Area Computer Society meets 6:30 p.m. the third Monday monthly at the Opportunity House, 1411 Asheville Highway. Spotlighting computer-based aspects such as hardware, programs, and smart phones. This club also meets 1 p.m. the second Thursday monthly for a Special Interest Group. Email: jimbailes@highstream.net.

u Henderson County Art League meets 1:30 p.m. the second Sunday monthly at the Opportunity House, 1411 Asheville Highway. Spotlights featured artists for presentations, and showcases monthly exhibits by Art League members. Email: info@artleague.net.

u Henderson County Men's Republican club meets 7:30 a.m. the fourth Wednesday monthly at the Opportunity House, 1411 Asheville Highway. Debates and presentations, to Q&A sessions with elected officials. Men and women welcome. Email: NoIRS@aol.com.

u Henderson County Youth Council meets 6 p.m. the second Monday monthly at the Opportunity House, 1411 Asheville Highway. Discuss what is being done in Henderson County and how it affects today's youth. Email: Denise_Sherrill@ncsu.edu.

u National Active and Retired Federal Employees (Chapter 214) meets at 10 a.m. the third Friday of each month at Village Center of Flat Rock, 110 Village Center Drive, across from the entrance to Flat Rock Playhouse. Info: 828-697-2112.

u Polish American Club of Western North Carolina usually meets at 6:45 p.m. the fourth Tuesday of the month at St. John in the Wilderness Church's parish house, Flat Rock. There are summer and winter breaks from the schedule. Anyone who would like to celebrate their Polish heritage is welcome. Meetings feature speakers, fellowship and twice each year, special Polish-inspired dinners. Info: 828-891-1606.

u Welcome Club of Henderson County is an organization whose mission is to provide friendship and information to newcomers and others in the community. There are book groups, game groups, groups who eat out together, groups who eat in together, craft groups, etc. Info: www.welcomeclubhc.org.

u Western Carolina Botanical Club meets Fridays at different times. The club identifies and studies native plants and their habitats and encourages everyone to protect and preserve biodiverty of the natural world. Weekly field trips, community service projects, workshops and more. Beginners are welcome. Info: 828-696-2077; 828-862-3233. Visit: sites.google.com/site/wcbclubsite/.

u Writers Workshop Potluck will meet at 6 p.m. the last Friday of each month at 387 Beaucatcher Road, Asheville. Bring a dish, and ideas for writers group. Info: 828-254-8111; writersw@gmail.com.

u Writers Guild of Western North Carolina will meet 1:30 until 3:30 p.m. the second Thursday of each month, at Fletcher Public Library, 120 Library Road, Fletcher. Info: 828-296-9983.

u Writers at Home will meet 3 p.m. the third Sunday of every month, at Malaprops Bookstore, 55 Haywood St., Asheville. Contact: Tommy Hays hays@main.nc.us.

u Nia classes at Fitness for the Body, Mind, and Soul will be 8:30-9:30 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays and 6:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday evenings, at 419 South King St., Hendersonville. First class is free. $48 -8 classes for members; $64 -8 classes for non-members. Info: 828-290-2344.

u Opportunity House Lounge is open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday at the Opportunity House, 1411 Asheville Highway. This area has a pool table, coffee, computers, card tables, newspapers and magazines, and a conversation area. Info: 828-692-0575.

u Asheville, Hendersonville Area Compassionate Friends meet 7 p.m. the first Monday monthly at Arden Presbyterian Church, 2215 Hendersonville Road. The group assists families in grief following the death of a child. Info: 828-693-4061; 828-243-5876; 828-633-1098; 703-635-6544.

u La Leche League of Hendersonville, breast feeding support and information, meets 10 a.m. the second Wednesday of each month at Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, corner Kanuga and Price roads. Info: 693-9899 or e-mail acksanders@bellsouth.net.

u Living in Faith Together Chronic Illness Support (LIFT) meets 10:45 a.m.-noon the fourth Tuesday of each month at Mud Creek Baptist Church, 403 Rutledge Dr. Encourage and share practical information on living with illness, disease or pain. Info: 828-692-1262 ext. 135.

u NAMI Four Seasons Support Groups meet 5 p.m. the second Thursday monthly at Pardee Health Education Center at the Blue Ridge Mall and 10 a.m. the fourth Saturday monthly at Grace Lutheran Church, corner of Sixth Ave. W. and Blythe St. Groups for family members or caregivers of adults with mental illness. Info: 888-955-6264.

u Parents, Family, and Friends of lesbians and gays will meet at 7:30 p.m. the first Monday night of the month, at Providence Baptist Church, 1201 Oakland Street, Hendersonville. Info: 828-697-0690.